Decrease hospitalizations or re-hospitalizations of older adults in home care related to issues with care transitions.
Hospitalization or re-hospitalization continues to be an issue for older adults. One of the factors influencing the older adults ability to return to home safely is the effective transition of care between facilities and home care. This program will focus on the role of the clinician in managing the care transition process to reduce issues in care issues that increase the risk of complications and the need to return to the hospital.
This is a self-paced course with knowledge check activities. These non-graded activities allow you to check your understanding of the lesson objectives before proceeding on in the course. At the end of the course, you will be required to take the final exam. You must score 80% or higher to pass the course and obtain a certificate of completion.
1.2 contact hour(s) based on 50 minute contact hour (MN Board of Nursing ONLY)
1.0 contact hour(s) based on 60 minute contact hour (WNA/CEAP)
WNA/CEAP - Wisconsin Nurses Association
"Rochester Community and Technical College is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation."
HLC - Higher Learning Commission
"Rochester Community and Technical College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools."
The estimated time for completion for this activity is 1.2 hour.
This course is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of health care professionals such as Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers.
Kathy L. Richie, RN, BSN; Kristi Kiehne; MBA; Jeanette Mefford, RN, BSN, MPH, HCS-D, Beth Schoenfeld, RN, MSN, CCP
As required by ANCC, this continuing nursing education activity must carry an expiration date. You must complete the content, Final Quiz and Course Survey on or before that day. The last day to successfully complete this course and receive a Certificate of Completion will be December 31, 2016.
This course (CE activity) was developed in accordance with ANCC criteria and Commercial Support Guidelines; the planners and authors of this course have disclosed no relevant financial, personal or professional relationships with any commercial entities pertaining to this activity. Therefore, the content is free of commercial bias for or against any product or commercial entity.
This course provides a balanced view of therapeutic options. Use of generic names is always considered before using trade names. Consequently, if trade names are necessary, when available, we will use trade names from several companies. RCTC and the course planning team do not endorsed any products or drugs that may be mentioned in this course.
Materials used in connection with this course may be subject to copyright protection. Retention of the materials for longer than the class term, unauthorized further dissemination of the materials, or use of copyrighted materials in any way other than intended for this class is prohibited by Copyright and Teach Act laws.
This course was developed with Rochester Community and Technical College's Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division located in Rochester Minnesota.
Development was supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Minnesota Geriatric Education Center (MAGEC) Grant # UB4HP19196; Subaward Grant # P001768405; Director: Robert L. Kane, MD.
Dr. Carla Parry PhD and MSW, Eric A. Coleman MD and MPH, Jodi D. Smith ND and GNP, Janet Frank DrPH and Andrew M. Kramer MD - Home Health Services Quarterly, 22:3, 1-17, DOI: 10, 1300/J027v22n03_01
Department of Veterans Affairs Coordinated Transitional Care (C-TraC) program Toolkit © Copyright Eric A. Coleman, MD - Denver, Colorado
Sevin C, Evdokimoff M, Sobolewski S, Taylor J, Rutherford P, Coleman EA. -
Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Cambridge, MA WWW.IHI.org
Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) - http://www.homehealthquality.org
Written language - English : Yes